Extensible leg-rest for car-seats.



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EXTENSIBLE LEG REST FOR OAR SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1909.

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EXTENSIBLE LEG-REST FOR CAR-SEATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application filed January 12, 1909. Serial No. 471,832.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Ilrrnnnr Vfrrrn, a citi Zen of the United States of iiincrica, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extensible Leg-Rests 'l'or Car-Seats, of which the following is a hill, clear, and exact description, rel'erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a leg rest for car seats that is adapted to be extended from a position beneath the cushion of the seat and to either side of the seat, or to be retracted from an extended position so that when not in use the parts of the leg rest will occupy positions beneath the car seat cushion.

Figure I is a top or plan view of the framework of a car seat and my leg rest, the leg rest being shown in extended position. Fig. II is in part an end elevation and in part a vertical cross section of a car seat with my leg rest shown in extended position. Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II with the leg rest in retr cted position. Fig. IV is a view partly in side elevation, and partly in vertical longitudinal section of the car seat framework and my leg rest, the leg rest being shown in retracted position. Fig. V is an enlarged top or plan view of one ol the runway bearers, its hangers, and one of the bars of the leg rest. Fig. V1 is a vertical cross section taken on line VIYI Fig. V, and looking in the direction of the arrow crossing said line. Fig. VII is a vertical cross section taken on the line VII-VII Fig. V, and looking in the direction of the arrow crossing said line.

In the accompanying drawings: 1 designates one of the pedestals of a car seat and 2 are longitudinal right angle frame bars sup ported by said pedestals. The frame bars 2 serve as supports for other members entering into the general construction of the car seat to which my present invention does not pertain, and also as supports for the members of my leg rest which is the subject matter of this application.

3 designates runway bearers extending transversely of the framework of the car seat. These runway bearers are supported by hangers 4, which are in turn supported by the frame bars 2 and are preferably cast intogral with the runway bearers. Each runway bearer is provided with a lower guard llange 5 and an upper guard ilange (i extending longitudinally of the bearer, and between which is a runway 7 that receives a main extensible leg rest supporting member to be more particularly referred to in the lollowing description.

Above the guard flange (3 of each. runway bearer and fixed either to the bearer or one of its hangers is a short stop arm 8 that is provided with a leg 5) projecting downwardly alongside of and adj arent to the upper guard. llange 6 ol' the bearer, (see Figs. I, II, I, and VI.) Fixed to each runway bearer, or one of its hangers above its upper guard llz'nige and rcn'iote from the stop arm is a long stop arni'll), (see Figs. I, III, IV, V, and Vii that juts outwardly from the upper guard llangc and has a downwardly extending leg 1]. that is se nrratcd from the upper guard llangc to provide a gap 112 between the leg and upper guard llange. The utility oi the stop arms 8 and 10 will hereina l'ter appear.

13 designates inain extensible leg rest supporting bars that are pro vidcd at their outer sides with longitudinal ribs 14 operable in the runways 7 ol' the runway bearers 3. Each extensible leg rest supporting bar provided at its inner side with a runway 15 that is produced by a lower flange .l( and an upper flange 17, both extending longitudinally ol' the bar. Extending upwardly from each extensible leg rest supporting bar 123 and at or near one ol' its ends is a stop lug 18 that is locat-ed adjacent to the upper guard llange 6 and is adapted to move through the gap l2 between said upper guard hinge and the leg 11 ol the stop arm 10 and to be brought into engagement with the leg 5) ol the stop arm 8 when the extensible leg rest supporting bar is moved transversely ol the car seat and extended beyond one side ol said sent. it the end of each extensible leg rest supporting bar, opposite that at which the stop lug 18 is located, is a stop lug 1.9 that is located at a greater distance from the runway bearer 3 than the stop lug 1S, and which is adapted to move in a path in which it will not engage the stop arm 8, but is adapted to engage the leg 11 ol the stop arm 10 when the leg rest supporting bar is moved transversely of the car seat and in a direction opposite to that previously referred to.

It will be seen that by the construction just described, the stop lugs 18 and 10 serve to restrict the degree to which the extensible rest sunscrting bars may be moved in iiher one one or opposite direction, notion provides for this iierence between the stop tee stop anns are respectively ior engagement with each other. as observed by referring to Fig. I ms 8 and 10 are alternated in two runway bearers 3; 8 upon one bearer is 1oi. eat, and opposite to i stop arm 10, and the runway It will also he 's 18 and 19 are so one upon the pair acre 13 as to prothe stop arm 8 t e stop arm -og rest supporting e ed by cross rocs 20, (see c,) and serve supi at extensibly and piv- This leg rest com- 7 21 provided with iably fitted in the and are connected ach side bar of the outer side with a itudinally rest and e rest is ride upon moved 3,

enting movement ars and the foot y in res ricted positions seat lrai e ind oeneath its the ends oi the runway bearers 3 and which are provided with arms 27 that are adapted to extend he ends of the foot rest supporting; bars 13, as seen in Figs. III and IV, to hold the bars 1.3 from longitudinal movement.

I claim: 1. In a leg rest attachment for car seats, the combination of runway bearers, each runway bearer formed with a lower guard flange, and an upper guard flange, providing a runway between them, main extensible leg restsupporting bars, each supporting bar be ing formed with a rib at its outer side, operable in runway bearer and with a lower ang e and an upper flange on its inner side 'oviding a runway, cross rods connecting 1 supporting bars, and a leg rest comprispair of side bars provided with gudgeon s erable in the runways at the inner sides of the loo est supporting bars, each side bar bek) )rovided at its outer side with a pair of alined flanges, spaced apart, providing gaps between them and riding upon the support ing bars and a leg rest board connecting the side bars.

in a leg rest attachment for car seats, the combination of runway bearers, extension bars operable in said runway bearers and provided with stop lugs, and stop arms associated with said runway bearers and adapted to be en 'aged by said stop lugs when the extension bars are moved to an extended position either side of the car seat; said stop lugs being offset from each other upon each extension bar.

3. in leg rest attachment for car seats, the combination of runway bearers, extension bars operable in said runway bearers and provided with stop lugs, and stop arms associated vith said runway bearers and adapted to be engaged by said stop lugs when the extension bars are moved to an extended position at either side of the car seat said stop lugs being offset from each other upon each extension bar and one of the stop arms associated with. each runway bearer being so constructed as to permit the passage of one of the stop lugs therethrough to permit its movement to the stop arm at the opposits side of the seat.

HUBERT WITTE.

In the presence oi M. 0. MURPHY, E. P. CJITTENDEN. 

